Ballantyne (Charlotte neighborhood)
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Ballantyne is a neighborhood and developing edge city[5] on the southside of Charlotte, North Carolina, occupying a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) area of land adjacent to the South Carolina border. The neighborhood is home to St. Matthew Catholic Church, the largest Catholic congregation in the United States.
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Ballantyne | |
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Coordinates: 35.0547°N 80.8502°W / 35.0547; -80.8502 | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Mecklenburg County |
City | Charlotte |
Council District | 7 |
Neighborhood Profile Areas | 75, 169, 187, 188, 189, 253, 255, 257, 355, 356 |
Founded | 1992 |
Annexed | 1999–2003[1] |
Founded by | Bissell Companies |
Government | |
• City Council | Edmund H. Driggs[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,114 acres (2,070 ha) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 70,582 |
• Density | 8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip Code | 28277 |
Area codes | 704 and 980 |
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In June 2013, Wingate University announced that it was moving its Matthews campus to Ballantyne.[6]